Phases of the Moon
What phase occurs when the Moon is completely dark as seen from Earth?
New Moon
What type of eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between the Sun and Earth?
Solar Eclipse
What is responsible for the movement of tides?
Gravity
What is the main source of energy that heats Earth’s surface?
The sun
This Nintendo character can climb almost anything in Tears of the Kingdom.
Link
What is the phase called when the Moon is fully illuminated as seen from Earth?
Full Moon
What type of eclipse happens when the Earth is between the Sun and the Moon?
Lunar Eclipse
What two things are primarily responsible for Earth's tides?
The Sun and the Moon
This animated movie features emotions like Joy, Sadness, and Anger inside a girl’s mind.
Inside Out
During what phase is the Moon visible as a thin crescent just after the New Moon?
Waxing Cresent
What phase must the Moon be in for a solar eclipse to occur?
New Moon
What type of tide occurs when the Sun, Earth, and Moon are in a straight line?
Spring Tide
What do you call the imaginary line that goes around the middle of the world?
The equator
This soccer player won the 2022 World Cup with Argentina and is often considered one of the greatest players of all time.
Lionel Messi
What term is used to describe the phases when more than half but less than all of the Moon is visible?
Gibbous
What phase must the Moon be in for a lunar eclipse to occur?
Full Moon
What type of tide occurs when the Sun and Moon are at right angles to each other?
Neap Tide
What do you call the distance North or South from the equator?
Latitude
What is Mr. Landon's cat named?
Nipsey
What is the phase called when the Moon is half-illuminated and getting smaller?
Why don’t we have an eclipse every month, even though the Sun, Moon, and Earth align?
Because the Moon’s orbit is tilted
How many low tides are there each day?
2
Where on earth gets the most sun energy?
The equator
Which teacher on the 6th grade floor has been teaching at AEA Middle the longest?
Ms. Manis